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Student Support for Housing Programming

North End Community Renewal Corporation (NECRC) serves the community within the geographic area north of the CP tracks, south of Carruthers Avenue., east of McPhillips Street, and west of the Red River. The mandate of the corporation is to promote the social, economic, and cultural renewal of the North End of Winnipeg. It does this by improving the quality and accessibility of housing, creating jobs, upgrading commercial and industrial areas, implementing employment development programs, improving the overall image of the community, and through crime reduction initiatives. Some of the challenges that the organization is facing revolve around their housing programming. Challenges such as making sure tenants know their rights, that members of the community are well-equipped with the right documentation to apply for housing, and working on decreasing eviction rates. The deliverable will be to complete a project under one of the program areas. In consultation between the supervisor and student, the project will be developed with sensitivity to the current COVID-19 public health guidelines. Examples of projects could include organizing and running an online workshop series, completing a data analysis project, or completing a neighbourhood housing audit.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

North End Community Renewal Corporation

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Depth estimation on wet roadways using RGB stereo

Computer vision systems are a key component for autonomous vehicles and driver assistance. To be
robust, such systems must be able to handle challenging conditions such as night driving and rain.
Previously Algolux proposed multimodal sensor fusion using RGB, gated and lidar for robust object
detection and dense depth estimation under low light and adverse weather. This project will address the
problem of wet roadways which produce elongated highlights that we call ‘specular streaks’. Specular
streaks can cause problems for stereo depth estimation because they give rise to disparity estimates that
are inconsistent with the roadway depth. The goal of this project is to segment these streaks and to infer
the roadway depth in their presence. The project will explore a combination of supervised, semisupervised
and self-supervised learning, and will combine learning-based approaches with physically
based image formation models process to enforce consistency between different prediction tasks.
Evaluation will be performed using manually annotated streak segmentation, lidar-based depth data, and
simulated data under different weather and illumination conditions in urban and highway scenarios.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Langer

Student:

Partner:

Algolux;Torc CND Robotics Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Supporting Best Practices to Collecting Information and Measuring Social Impact in the Non-Profit Sector

This project was developed to attend to Merchant’s Corner Inc. (MCI) needs. MCI is a non-profit organization situated in Winnipeg’s Inner-city area that opened in 2018 to support and empower the North End community through housing, community development, and education opportunities. The building was a 20-year in the making community hub that was re-developed and transformed into a safe and positive environment for children, youth and families. The location comprises 30 affordable housing units, shared classroom spaces, and shared community areas. The purpose of the project is to help the organization by supporting community initiatives and assisting in designing a database system for Merchant’s Corner Housing program. The main goal is to create a searchable database containing important information from tenants about their experience with the organization. The information will be collected from residents using different tools and following Community-based Participatory Research and Indigenous Research methodologies, focusing on relationship building. The database will contain valuable information to measure social impact and strengthen Merchants Corner’s portfolio. As a secondary goal, this project will also help with community development initiatives, increasing opportunities for tenants and community members to connect.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

Merchant's Corner

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Resettlement package and Settlement outreach project

This a research proposal for the project I will be doing at The Immigration Center. By the end of my internship, I would have completed a Settlement Package and Settlement Outreach Project that would be used by new comers and the organisation to reach as many new comers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

The Immigrant Centre

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Innovation and application of energy-economy-emissions models

The goal for this project is to support the research of three master’s students whose work would help advance the methods for estimating – using energy-economy-emissions models – the likely emissions, economic and equity impacts of GHG-reducing policies by governments at three levels in Canada: federal, provincial-territorial, municipal. The modelling innovations and applications from these three interns will improve Canada’s ability to achieve its GHG commitments, notably its net-zero by 2050 target. After graduating, the students will be highly qualified personnel likely to play key roles in the efforts of Canada and other countries to accelerate the global energy transition that is essential for preventing a catastrophic outcome for humanity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Jaccard

Student:

Partner:

Navius Research

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Mental Health Support for Newcomers Qualitative Research

Sara Riel wants to improve organizational support to newcomers to Manitoba with their mental health needs.
“Past studies suggest that immigrants, generally, arrive in Canada with better self-perceived mental health than Canadians, but it declines after a period of time (Salami, 2017).” This has deteriorated further during the Pandemic. (Stats Can).
There are linguistic and cultural barriers to mental health expression. As a result, newcomers do not readily seek mental health supports, despite facing multiple challenges in their transition to a new country. Newcomers may have their own stigma of mental health issues, differing cultural perceptions of the definitions, causes, and handling of mental health, and a lack of awareness of supports offered in the community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

Sara Riel Foundation Inc.

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Youth Initiatives Summer Camp Winnipeg

Career Trek is a registered charity whose goal is to educate, help, and inspire youth to access education, employment, and life-long learning opportunities through hands-on career exploration, mentorship, and workshops. Career Trek empowers young adults to understand how to get where they want to be and gives them tools for success, such as skill development and career-oriented programming, which engages young adults and encourages them to get excited about their future. This internship project will work to increase awareness and recruit more youth and young mothers to join the Career Trek programming that runs throughout the school year. The final written report after the two programs completion will document successes and create an outline for best practices and areas that could be improved upon to ensure success for next years summer camps and other types of programs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

Career Trek

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Cloverdale Curling Club-Marketing and Administrative Intern-Kirk

Curling has been described as the ‘Roarin’ Game’, with the ‘roar’ coming from the noise of a granite stone as it travels over the ice. The Cloverdale Curling Club (formerly known as Valley Curling Club) has been home to the sport of curling in Cloverdale since 1954. The club offers a variety of curling leagues for men, women and youth.
The project’s objective is to create a strategic plan to overcome the continued decline in the numbers of players and members in the Cloverdale Curling Club and an aging player/member base. We are trying to figure out ways to attract newcomers and people of different ethnicity to curling. Our club is situated in the Surrey/Cloverdale area, that’s a young, growing and culturally diverse community. This project will help us create a marketing plan to increase our customer base and generate interest in the local community about the game of curling. The Marketing and Administrative intern will research our local community and demographics to develop effective marketing strategies to generate awareness, attract the audience, and create learning interest in curling. The purpose is to encourage people to join the Cloverdale Curling Club.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Harrison

Student:

Partner:

Cloverdale Curling Club

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Quarterhorse Solutions-Marketing Coordinator Intern-My

Starting as a small family-run sign shop, Quarterhorse Solutions grew into a multi-disciplinary fabrication firm, a passionate group that sweats the details, expanding capabilities and concepts with each unique project. When the goal is to enhance and bring meaning to an interior, we understand that lasting impressions matter. From unique feature walls, to specialty millwork pieces, to graphics and wayfinding, we build sensational visual environments. We collaborate with our clients through every stage of the creative process, helping to bring to life their space, brand, and their story. With technical precision and a care for quality, we tailor solutions that will connect, engage, guide, motivate, and inspire. This project will focus on a specific market search, aimed at identifying opportunities for growth and at finding ways to connect to our audience more effectively. The intern will prepare, collect input from our team, and start working on building a relevant strategy, identifying our target audience and what are their preferred platforms, and assisting with establishing and executing a social media campaign focused on connecting with key decision-makers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Harrison

Student:

Partner:

Quarterhorse Solutions

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Feasibility Study of a Community Microgrid: Key Components, Control and Communications

This project involves the feasibility study of specific community microgrid technologies for the development of a Smart Community in London, Ontario by SE2 Technologies Inc. A first of its kind, such a community will represent a learning platform for universities and other cities in Canada. The smart community will consist of a minimum of 50 residential units situated in London, Ontario, and will be Net ZERO energy, built electric car ready and emphasize Smart Grid technology including the demonstration of a community microgrid. The goal of the community microgrid will be to provide reliable, sustainable and efficiently power to the local community using locally produced renewable energy. This work involves a necessary first step in assessing the feasibility of critical technologies for the community microgrid design. Three aspects are investigated: 1) the identification of key system components, 2) the development of aspects of a control platform, and 3) research of the best in class communication network. Currently, in Phase I of the plan, SE2 is conducting a broad study to determine the best in class technologies and designs at the building and community level. This project contributes to the feasibility study of microgrid control and communications system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Deepa Kundur

Student:

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Treatment of Fixed Income Products with Optionality in Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB)

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) is a set of regulations by the Basel committee, which is expected to be implemented by banks by 2022. The regulation targets market risk management in banking industry. According to FRTB, banks need to post extra capital against non-modellable risk factors, which could
account for 30% of total market risk capital requirement. Reducing the weight of non-modellable risk factors can greatly reduce the required capital and thus increase banks’ profitability. In this research, we will first examine three ways for the purpose of reducing non-modellable risk factors: simple rule-based proxies, statistical modelling approach and machine learning. We will also study another machine learning method based on Gaussian process regression. This method requires fewer parameters for calibration and hence less complex. Since the method is based on well-known probability distribution, it can be understood easily.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marcos Escobar Anel;Matthew Davison

Student:

Partner:

CIBC

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Unpacking and Redesigning the Town of Qualicum Beach Development Review Processes

Municipalities manage the approvals processes for real estate development applications. There are a range of approvals that may be sought by a landowner including amendments to Official Community Plans and zoning as well as permits for development and building. In 2019, in response to widespread expressions of frustration, the BC Government undertook the Development Approvals Process Review – a study of development approvals processes in BC municipalities. The study found a lot of room for improvement in the current development process and noted an improved process means more clear communication between all groups and smoother approvals which will have many social and economic benefits. Vancouver Island university, in partnership with the Town of Qualicum Beach and a dozen other local governments, have received a grant from the Union of BC Municipalities to work on improving this process through research, analysis and development of a toolbox of best practices and resources.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pamela Shaw

Student:

Partner:

Town of Qualicum Beach

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Vancouver Island University

Program:

Accelerate

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